NCAA GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
May 23-28, 2025 | Carlsbad, California
Omni La Costa Resort (North Course) | 7,528 yards, Par 72
Round One Tee Times: Hole 10 - 7:25 to 8:09 a.m. PT (10:25 to 11:09 a.m. ET)
Purdue Returns to Carlsbad for NCAA Championships
• The Purdue men's golf team returns to the Omni La Costa Resort for the second straight season, searching not only for the Boilermakers' second National Championship, but for redemption as well.
• The Boilermakers are one of three Big Ten teams making the trek to the San Diego area (Illinois, UCLA), while being one of 17 teams making a return trip. Purdue finished 30th a year ago, but has four players on the roster that have played the course, hoping for a better outcome in 2025.
• Purdue earned the No. 24 seed in the Championships, its second-highest seeding since Match Play started in 2009, just behind last year's No. 19 national seed.
First-Year Coach Making Waves
• Andrew Sapp has made a profound impact on Purdue golf in his first season in charge.
• Sapp has led Purdue to the National Championships in his first season, one of four first-year head coaches in the field (South Carolina's Rob Bradley; San Diego's Evan Emerick; California's Michael Wilson).
• This is the third team that Sapp has led to the National Championships (Michigan, North Carolina, Purdue).
• Sapp led the Boilermakers to three wins this season, equaling the most for the program since the 2010-11 season (4 wins) and the fifth-most tournament wins for a head coach in his first year in NCAA history.
The Underdog Role Fits Well
• During the 10 NCAA Regional appearances dating to 2014, Purdue has outperformed its seed in seven of them.
• Since 2014, Purdue has advanced to the National Championships four times when outside a top-5 Regional seed, the second most in the country.
Purdue on Record-Breaking Run
• Purdue played in its 10th NCAA Regional in the last 11 chances after missing Regionals in 2021 -- although we contend that Purdue would have played in Regionals if it played in the fall season of 2020. It's the best stretch for the Boilermaker program since the 50s and 60s.
• Purdue made 19 straight NCAA Championships appearances from 1949 to 1967, winning the National Championship in 1961.
• Purdue's 10 Regionals appearances in the last 11 years are the second most in the Big Ten (Illinois - 11; Purdue - 10; Ohio State - 8; Northwestern - 8).
Boilermaker Team Notes
• Purdue's 18-hole team average of 285.69 is the best in school history. The Boilermakers have shaved 4.61 strokes per round of their fall average (288.00) to their spring average (283.39).
• All five of Purdue's regulars have shot 68 or better this year, and only one player has shot in the 80s this season.
• Purdue has five tournament scores this season of 846 or better, the most in school history (previous most was three).
• Five of the 18 lowest, 54-hole tournament scores in school history have already come under Andrew Sapp.
• Purdue is looking for its first top-15 finish at the NCAA Championships since 2002 (7th).
Quick Hitters
• Purdue will be making back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Championships for the first time since the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
• Purdue is the most Northern school competing in this year's NCAA Championships field. Only four teams above the 40-degree latitude line reached this year's NCAA Championships.
• Purdue is 1-of-15 teams to have both its men's and women's teams competing at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa for the National Championships. The Boilermakers are joined by South Carolina, Ole Miss, Florida Virginia, UCLA, UNLV, Arizona State, Oklahoma State, Florida State, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma.
• This marks the seventh time in Purdue history that both its women's and men's teams have reached the NCAA Championships (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2024, 2025).
• In addition, Purdue is one-of-seven schools to have both its men's and women's teams make both the 2024 and 2025 Championships. Purdue is joined by Florida State, Oklahoma State, Texas, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Wake Forest on the exclusive list.
• Purdue's five trips in the last 11 championships are the second most in the Big Ten Conference behind Illinois' 10 appearances.
• This year's squad currently owns the best 18-hole stroke average in school history at 285.69, almost a full stroke ahead of the next-closest season (2021-22 -- 286.63).
• Purdue owns a 283.39 stroke average in the spring season, almost five full strokes fewer than its fall average.
• On Feb. 5, Purdue ranked 51st nationally in the Clippd national rankings. Its current ranking of 36th is its best ranking of the season.
• The Boilermakers won the Puerto Rico Classic by six shots in February, over a field that consisted of No. 3 Ole Miss, No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 8 LSU, No. 10 Virginia, No. 20 South Carolina, No. 22 Georgia and No. 23 Tennessee. Sam Easterbrook won medalist honors.
• Purdue's three victories this season equal the most for a program since head coach Devon Brouse won four during the 2010-11 campaign.
• Head coach Andrew Sapp is taking his third team to the National Championships (Michigan --> 2009, 2011; North Carolina --> 2017; Purdue --> 2025).
• Head coach Andrew Sapp won three events in his first season as a head coach at Purdue. In record-keeping by Duke's Lindy Brown, his three victories are the fifth most for a coach in his first season at a school.
• Assistant coach Cole Bradley is the son of South Carolina head coach Rob Bradley, who led the Gamecocks to the National Championships in his first season at South Carolina. Cole won a regional in 2021 and placed 39th at the NCAA Championships after holding the 18-hole lead with a 4-under par 66 at Grayhawk. Rob coached at Purdue from 2014 to 2024 and was a college teammate of Sapp at North Carolina for a season.
May 23-28, 2025 | Carlsbad, California
Omni La Costa Resort (North Course) | 7,528 yards, Par 72
Round One Tee Times: Hole 10 - 7:25 to 8:09 a.m. PT (10:25 to 11:09 a.m. ET)
Purdue Returns to Carlsbad for NCAA Championships
• The Purdue men's golf team returns to the Omni La Costa Resort for the second straight season, searching not only for the Boilermakers' second National Championship, but for redemption as well.
• The Boilermakers are one of three Big Ten teams making the trek to the San Diego area (Illinois, UCLA), while being one of 17 teams making a return trip. Purdue finished 30th a year ago, but has four players on the roster that have played the course, hoping for a better outcome in 2025.
• Purdue earned the No. 24 seed in the Championships, its second-highest seeding since Match Play started in 2009, just behind last year's No. 19 national seed.
First-Year Coach Making Waves
• Andrew Sapp has made a profound impact on Purdue golf in his first season in charge.
• Sapp has led Purdue to the National Championships in his first season, one of four first-year head coaches in the field (South Carolina's Rob Bradley; San Diego's Evan Emerick; California's Michael Wilson).
• This is the third team that Sapp has led to the National Championships (Michigan, North Carolina, Purdue).
• Sapp led the Boilermakers to three wins this season, equaling the most for the program since the 2010-11 season (4 wins) and the fifth-most tournament wins for a head coach in his first year in NCAA history.
The Underdog Role Fits Well
• During the 10 NCAA Regional appearances dating to 2014, Purdue has outperformed its seed in seven of them.
• Since 2014, Purdue has advanced to the National Championships four times when outside a top-5 Regional seed, the second most in the country.
Purdue on Record-Breaking Run
• Purdue played in its 10th NCAA Regional in the last 11 chances after missing Regionals in 2021 -- although we contend that Purdue would have played in Regionals if it played in the fall season of 2020. It's the best stretch for the Boilermaker program since the 50s and 60s.
• Purdue made 19 straight NCAA Championships appearances from 1949 to 1967, winning the National Championship in 1961.
• Purdue's 10 Regionals appearances in the last 11 years are the second most in the Big Ten (Illinois - 11; Purdue - 10; Ohio State - 8; Northwestern - 8).
Boilermaker Team Notes
• Purdue's 18-hole team average of 285.69 is the best in school history. The Boilermakers have shaved 4.61 strokes per round of their fall average (288.00) to their spring average (283.39).
• All five of Purdue's regulars have shot 68 or better this year, and only one player has shot in the 80s this season.
• Purdue has five tournament scores this season of 846 or better, the most in school history (previous most was three).
• Five of the 18 lowest, 54-hole tournament scores in school history have already come under Andrew Sapp.
• Purdue is looking for its first top-15 finish at the NCAA Championships since 2002 (7th).
Quick Hitters
• Purdue will be making back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Championships for the first time since the 2016 and 2017 seasons.
• Purdue is the most Northern school competing in this year's NCAA Championships field. Only four teams above the 40-degree latitude line reached this year's NCAA Championships.
• Purdue is 1-of-15 teams to have both its men's and women's teams competing at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa for the National Championships. The Boilermakers are joined by South Carolina, Ole Miss, Florida Virginia, UCLA, UNLV, Arizona State, Oklahoma State, Florida State, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Texas, Tennessee and Oklahoma.
• This marks the seventh time in Purdue history that both its women's and men's teams have reached the NCAA Championships (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2017, 2024, 2025).
• In addition, Purdue is one-of-seven schools to have both its men's and women's teams make both the 2024 and 2025 Championships. Purdue is joined by Florida State, Oklahoma State, Texas, Vanderbilt, Virginia and Wake Forest on the exclusive list.
• Purdue's five trips in the last 11 championships are the second most in the Big Ten Conference behind Illinois' 10 appearances.
• This year's squad currently owns the best 18-hole stroke average in school history at 285.69, almost a full stroke ahead of the next-closest season (2021-22 -- 286.63).
• Purdue owns a 283.39 stroke average in the spring season, almost five full strokes fewer than its fall average.
• On Feb. 5, Purdue ranked 51st nationally in the Clippd national rankings. Its current ranking of 36th is its best ranking of the season.
• The Boilermakers won the Puerto Rico Classic by six shots in February, over a field that consisted of No. 3 Ole Miss, No. 6 Oklahoma, No. 8 LSU, No. 10 Virginia, No. 20 South Carolina, No. 22 Georgia and No. 23 Tennessee. Sam Easterbrook won medalist honors.
• Purdue's three victories this season equal the most for a program since head coach Devon Brouse won four during the 2010-11 campaign.
• Head coach Andrew Sapp is taking his third team to the National Championships (Michigan --> 2009, 2011; North Carolina --> 2017; Purdue --> 2025).
• Head coach Andrew Sapp won three events in his first season as a head coach at Purdue. In record-keeping by Duke's Lindy Brown, his three victories are the fifth most for a coach in his first season at a school.
• Assistant coach Cole Bradley is the son of South Carolina head coach Rob Bradley, who led the Gamecocks to the National Championships in his first season at South Carolina. Cole won a regional in 2021 and placed 39th at the NCAA Championships after holding the 18-hole lead with a 4-under par 66 at Grayhawk. Rob coached at Purdue from 2014 to 2024 and was a college teammate of Sapp at North Carolina for a season.